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NCAA.com | December 9, 2016

Finalists and winners from the College Football Awards Show

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Some of college football's top athletes were on hand Thursday night in Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame for the Home Depot College Football Awards. The event honored some of the best and brightest that the game has to offer, including a bevy of players from bowl eligible squads.

Read on below for the complete list of nominees and honorees for each award, and check out our behind-the-scenes coverage from the event on Twitter @NCAAFootball and on Facebook.

Maxwell Award (Player of the Year)

Lamar Jackson, QB (winner)

Louisville

Baker Mayfield, QB

Oklahoma

Jabrill Peppers, LB/S

Michigan

Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive Player)

Jonathan Allen, DE (winner)

Alabama

Myles Garrett, DE

Texas A&M

Jabrill Peppers, LB/S

Michigan

Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver)

Austin Carr

Northwestern

Zay Jones

East Carolina

Dede Westbrook (winner)

Oklahoma

Lou Groza Award (Place-kicker)

Daniel Carlson

Auburn

Zane Gonzalez (winner)

Arizona State

Younghoe Koo

Georgia Southern

Ray Guy Award (Punter)

Michael Dickson

Texas

Cameron Johnston

Ohio State

Mitch Wishnowsky (winner)

Utah

John Mackey Award (Tight End)

Jake Butt (winner)

Michigan

O.J. Howard

Alabama

Jordan Leggett

Clemson

Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback)

Lamar Jackson

Louisville

Baker Mayfield

Oklahoma

Deshaun Watson (winner)

Clemson

Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman)

Pat Elflein

Ohio State

Cody O'Connell

Washington State

Cam Robinson (winner)

Alabama

Rimington Award (Center)

Pat Elflein (winner)

Ohio State

Tyler Orlosky

West Virginia

Ethan Pocic

LSU

Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive Back)

Adoree' Jackson (winner)

USC

Jourdan Lewis

Michigan

Tre'Davious White

LSU

Doak Walker Award (Running Back)

Dalvin Cook

Florida State

D'Onta Foreman (winner)

Texas

Donnel Pumphrey

San Diego State

Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service)

Garrett Adcock

New Mexico

Trevor Knight (winner)

Texas A&M

Christian McCaffrey

Stanford

Additionally, the following awards will be announced Thursday night at the event: